Dell MX7000 IOM Root Admin Setup User Guide

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Dell EMC MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup technical white paper (Jan 2019). Explains how to determine administrative passwords for manageable I/O Modules installed in the MX7000 chassis. Covers various IOM types including MX7116n, MX 25GbE PTM, MX 10GbT PTM pass-through modules, MX5000s storage IOMs, and managed switch modules like MX5108n, MX9116n, and MXG610s. Notes that pass-through and MX5000s modules lack management capabilities while sophisticated switch IOMs expose Web UI and serial management interfaces.

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MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup

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Page 1 MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup Dell EMC Technical White Paper

Page 2 Revisions Revisions Date Description Jan 2019 Initial release Acknowledgements This paper was produced by the following members of the Dell EMC storage engineering team: Author: 2 MX7000 IOM/Root Admi...

Page 3 Acknowledgements Table of contents Revisions...............................................................................................................................................................

Page 4 IOM Root/Admin User Setup IOM Root/Admin User Setup The purpose of this document is to give a rundown of how to determine the administrative password for any manageable I/O Modules that may be install...

Page 5 IOM Root/Admin User Setup DEFAULT ROOT/ADMIN USER PASSWORD PRIORITIES The password priority of the default root/admin privileged user are: • First Priority: User Assigned Root/Admin Password - Once a ...

Page 6 IOM Root/Admin User Setup User resets chassis or IOM to factory User assigns password defaults Has CDP Root/Admin passwords Diagram USERS ASSIGN PASSWORD User can use the IOM CLI directly to change th...

Page 7 IOM Root/Admin User Setup User Assigns Root/Admin Password 7 MX7000 IOM/Root Admin Setup | Document ID

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Brand	Dell
Pages	7
File Size	443.22 KB
Published	July 03, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which IOMs do not have management capabilities?

Modules like the MX5000s or network pass-through modules do not have public management interfaces.

What user name is used for the MX9116n and MX5108n models?

The default root/admin username is 'linuxadmin' for the MX5108n and MX9116n.

Which password takes the highest priority on an IOM?

The User Assigned Root/Admin Password has the first and highest priority, overriding factory and vendor defaults.